Oct 5, 2020
In the fifth episode of Supernatural, a game of Bloody Mary unleashes a ghost who lives in mirrors and kills by gouging out the eyes of her prey, and Sam and Dean must find a way to stop her before she claims another victim.
The Road So Far
- (1:46) The TV Guide description, featured music
- (4:45) Playing Bloody Mary as a kid
Dad’s Journal
- (6:15) The lore behind the game
- (7:43) Who is Bloody Mary?
- (9:24) Based on real divination rituals or mirror lore
Episode Notes
- (12:15) The influence of Kripke’s childhood in smalltown Ohio
- (13:20) Opening on the slumber party
- (18:15) Melted eyes, an unnatural amount of blood, and specific vs.general monsters
- (23:24) “What are you? Cops or something?” “Yea, something like that.”
- (25:45) Inconsistencies in Bloody Mary’s target, Sam has a dream, and Jill dies
- (29:35) Establishing the use of a camera lens and blacklights, a nod to Smallville
- (33:00) Tracking down the mirror and researching the lore
- (36:14) Back to the highschool and confronting some disbelief
- (40:50) Now it's time for the boys to solve the problem, Sam’s secret
- (47:45) The episode wrap up and Sam won’t tell Dean about his dreams
Closing Thoughts and Episode Rating
- (49:24) Richard’s thoughts and 3.5/5 Rating
- (50:33) Reid’s takeaways and 3.5/5 Rating
Intro/Outro performed by Aaron Barry
Artwork by Erin Gallagher
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